absentmindedhousewife Member

Let's make you some armor now.

I take some magnesium at night. Around 250mg. The chocolate and sweets cravings, my body it telling me I need some magnesium!

Best before and after photo EVER.

I've been having perimenopause symptoms since my early 30's. I'm now 42. Hot flashes and morning anxiety ahoy. Let me show you my beard. I use progesterone cream to take the edge off. I'm realllllly tired of the hormonal upheaval.

"What I eat is not up for debate." Give him a level and calm stare into his eyeballs for a few moments. Then change the subject. Or leave the room.

I just had a damned cupcake. It was delicious. I also had a basmati rice and veggie stir fry dinner. Low in calories. High in bulk. Had my fill. Had calories enough for a cupcake. It was pumpkin cream cheese with a whipped cream topping.

You have plenty of time to lose the baby weight. Putting yourself into a rush is only going to impact your health and therefore the health of your baby. Post-partum is a physically taxing experience just as much as pregnancy was in the first place. Do yourself a favor and relax. It may seem like a win to be able to get…

Older ladies have interesting relationships with belly fat because of hormone and menopause fun. Keep at your deficit but it's just going to be the last thing to go. http://www.startribune.com/mayo-clinic-study-finds-explanation-for-postmenopausal-belly-fat/205701571/

You're responsible for what you put in your mouth. You're also responsible for your own orgasm. That means clear communication with him, with yourself, and coming to some realizations before you're sexual in any context so you can do what you need to do to reach orgasm. Food and lack of orgasms are just symptoms. What's…

In high school I was 5'10" and 105-110 lbs. This was my natural weight. I ate like a horse. Was generally active. I have a smaller frame. My wedding ring size is 4-1/2. Now I'm 41. I've had three kids. I weigh 140. I'll hit maintenance at 135. I do not want to be an XS. I didn't look good at the large weight that made me…

When I was 18 I weighed 105 lbs at 5'10". This was normal for me. I did not diet. I ate like a horse. My clothing size? 5 to 8. Even as underweight as I was I still had the bone structure around my hips that made this my size. I'm 41 now. I weigh 141. I've lost 30 lbs and I'm at the end of it. My size is 8 to 10. I carry…

Bring your own salad. Say "Doctor's orders! Say, how's that work project going?" Eat the salad, give the reason, CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

Here is my recipe for iced coffee. 72 ounces of black coffee...or one pot. Choose a nice flavored variety. (18 calories) 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. (1300 calories) Brew coffee, transfer while hot to pitcher, add entire can of milk, stir until dissolved. Place in fridge until chilled. This makes twelve 198 gram…

Too much fiber without a lot of water and not enough fats in your diet is going to plug you up and give you gas. You're an engine. You gotta have some oil in the pan.

Question of curiosity...how much did that excess skin weigh on it's own? Feel free to call me a poohead for being too nosy.

For lunch the other day I made the recommended portion of angel hair with a large portion of mushrooms sauteed in some of the pasta water with garlic, a quarter cup of peas, enough olive oil to coat, and a couple ounces of leftover chicken breast. Sprinkled with a little parmesan. Was filling and delicious. I couldn't give…

I just found I don't get enough to feel satiated unless I throw in a bunch of raw veg. Call it clean eating if you like. Last night's dinner was a homemade tamale, chili and a big *kitten* pile of shredded cabbage and a chopped tomato. Then I followed that with a half glass of 2% and girl scout thin mints. Because cookies…

Math is your friend. I figure out the calories in the whole recipe and then I'm super careful measuring out how much cookie dough is in each cookie. Divide, and then you know. Or I bake, weigh the whole baking by grams, and then weigh the portions before I eat. A little math later and I can have homemade cookies. It…

Sounds sabotage-y to me. Not that she cooks but that she's using it to lay on the guilt. (That this is a new plan of hers points to this. If she was always this way her motivations would be easier to see.) You're just going to have to allow her to have her tantrum, tell her you love her, and take care of your own food…

As a seamstress, I often align my measurements with where the landmarks of the body are. A hip measurement is the widest part of the butt, parallel to the floor. For me to compare from one measurement to the next, I make sure the tape runs on the top of my pubic bone. Waist measures at the top of my hip bones, along the…

I had enough calories at the end of Monday that I got a nice big glass of milk and girl scout cookies. Just budget treats in. A life without chocolate sucks.

You probably need a little more fat in your diet. Every engine needs a little oil in the pan.

You don't have to, but I find that I am more tired and listless the next day when I don't eat my calories. If I've eaten low calorie all day and have a couple hundred left over, I really enjoy that oreo and half glass of milk.

I dislike beer. I like tequila. Pizza and tequila aren't especially good together.

I love milk. Wholesome delicious cold milk. Discovering I was drinking about 600 calories a day in milk was delightful. Now I limit myself to 1. If I get to budget in calories for pizza I have to budget in calories for a glass of 2% too. Pizza isn't pizza without milk.

I'll have coffee shortly after I get up, but I nurse it for a half hour. Otherwise I'm just not hungry doing my normal routines until around lunch. The only times I am ever hungry in the mornings is when I'm pregnant and when I'm doing Disneyland. Not going to do pregnancy again but chances are I'll go to Disneyland a lot…

The only reason I've had that much liquid is when I'm trying to pass a kidney stone...and I live in the desert.

I wanna dress as Wonder Woman at Salt Lake Comic Con in a year.

I need a Tshirt with "Buckle up Buttercup!" printed on it.

This is why I bought a stationary bike. Friends is on Netflix. Watch. Cycle. Shower after.